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| Tubemitre profile stuck to steel tube. |
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| Tubemitre marked up on fork extension piece. The black line is above the blue lines where I cut with a hacksaw. | | |
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| Very temporary arrangement with the bottom bracket tube taped to the fork extension |
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| 2 views of the... |
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| clamping before brazing which tries to get everything square. |
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| Brazing done. The donor bikes mudguards can be seen in the background. |
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| Frame without seat. |
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| The first time I went further than round the block. When the power was out one morning I went to a local caf and also to the nearby church op shop. |
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| The bike in current form. I'm currently overhauling the tailbox. |
Hi
After some work, my compact longwheelbase, moving bottom bracket front wheel drive bike is now on the road. It works way better than the proof of concept bike I had several months ago, and I am (gingerly) using the bike for regular commuting and shopping and junk hauling tasks. Post test rides, I have changed the brake position and fitted a 180mm disc brake rotor.
There's still a way to go with this. The fork is quite heavy, the bottom bracket looks slightly out of alignment and there's the occasional clunking, but overall I'm pleased. Will report more soon and get some better photos.
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